The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted today to approve legislation for a major revamp of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), and a bill that would require Federal agencies to inventory their older, legacy IT systems and work on plans to modernize them. […]
Jay Lewis, material scientist from Microsoft, has been tapped by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to join the CHIPS for America Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) to help lead the programmatic and functional areas of the office. […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has blacklisted affiliates of two European spyware technology makers – Cytrox and Intellexa – by adding them to the agency’s “Entity List” for allegedly trafficking in cyber exploits that can enable campaigns of repression and other human rights abuses. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has fallen behind in applying Agile software development principles to its software acquisition tools for some of its weapons programs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on July 20. […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has awarded a $375 million prime contract to Leidos to help the agency with intelligence, technical, financial, and management services, according to a July 19 press release. […]
A bipartisan pair of House legislators said on July 17 they expect legislation to be filed by the end of this month to regulate “stablecoin” cryptocurrencies. […]
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new guidance on July 17 that provides recommendations to protect against threats to 5G standalone network slicing. […]
Legislation that aims to block the possible return of a controversial Trump-era Federal workforce policy is trying to hitch a ride on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the Senate is expected to take up on the floor for a debate and vote later this week. […]
One of the underlining issues that many in government and the private sector will face when it comes to establishing AI regulations and frameworks is to make notice and privacy standards more understandable, according to experts in the AI field. […]
House members today grilled officials from the Department of Defense (DoD) on a long-standing and vexing issue for Congress – the Pentagon’s inability to produce a clean audit opinion on its financial statements since that requirement went into effect for Federal agencies in 1990. […]
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today advanced the nomination of Anna Gomez to serve as a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), sending it to the Senate floor for a final vote. […]
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has failed to address prohibited telecom items offered on its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts, “putting customers at risk of unauthorized surveillance of foreign adversaries,” the agency’s watchdog said in a new report published on Monday. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) component awarded a $94 million contract on July 5 to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to finish the final phase of an agency project to create an armed air-launched drone system. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), released a new Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on July 6 warning against Truebot malware variants. […]
Andrea Fletcher has been named chief digital strategy officer (CDSO) for the Digital Service at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to her LinkedIn profile. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said its Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) is renewing the charter for the 35-member committee through May 2025. […]
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $162 million into different institutions that will drive research into materials science to create “tangible benefits” for society. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a $30 million program to assess gains from research and development (R&D) related investments, and to predict how the U.S. could strategically fund future research in emerging technologies. […]
NASA made strides during the first half of this year in key priority areas around digital transformation – including data consolidation and incorporating artificial intelligence tech into daily operations – and for the second half of the year is continuing the focus on digital transformation from a cultural perspective. […]
With the importance of cybersecurity and IT taking center stage across the Federal landscape, three agency chief technology officers (CTO) talked this week about actions they are taking to help meet their organizations’ cybersecurity needs. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking to guide officials from the water sector on how to address cyber challenges that impact water infrastructure. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new Public Working Group on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced last week. […]
Amber Chaudhry, acting chief experience officer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has left her position at the department, according to her LinkedIn posting. […]
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary John Tien is stepping down from his post at the agency on July 20. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has launched 15 new projects via the agency’s 10X program to transform how the government delivers public service in the digital age. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is looking to industry for ways to provide an efficient means of measuring user trust in AI-enabled systems. […]
This week, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced the No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act, aiming to clarify that Section 230 immunity should not apply to generative AI. […]
Federal agencies have been tasked with implementing zero trust architectures to protect valuable systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. However, there is no one size fits all zero trust implementation plan, as Federal officials showed in discussing their agencies’ progress during a June 8 webinar hosted by ATARC. […]
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years, by a unanimous 63-0 vote. […]
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted today to approve several cybersecurity-related bills, including the Cybersecurity Awareness Act of 2023, and the DHS International Cyber Partner Act of 2023. […]